Postdoctoral researcher

My journey in plant sciences integrates plant adaptation to environmental stress, redox mechanisms, and epigenetics. Trained at the University of Perpignan Via Domitia and the University of Toulouse Paul Sabatier in France, I developed expertise in molecular biology and genetics, laying the foundation for my research career. In October 2019, I commenced my PhD under Dr. Jean-Philippe Reichheld's supervision at the Laboratory of Plant's Genome and Development in Perpignan, France. Our research revealed redox mechanisms' significance in plant adaptation to heat waves and their impact on chromatin regulators, including histone deacetylases HDA6 and HDA19. After defending my thesis successfully in May 2023, I began my first postdoc in Prof. Dr. Frank Van Breusegem's lab at VIB-Ugent Center for Plant System Biology in Ghent, Belgium. My initial project focused on uncovering redox-sensitive proteins in the nucleus using redox proteomics. In April 2024, I secured the prestigious MSCA postdoc fellowship to initiate my independent research within the same team. This project involves developing new tools like genetically encoded redox proteomics probes and biosensors to investigate the role of redox regulation in stress granule formation during heat stress.

Bio

Arthur is a motivated scientist with a Master's degree in Biochemistry and Biotechnology from Ghent University. He is passionate about tackling some of our most pressing societal challenges, particularly bioenergy and microplastic pollution. As a master student, his research was focused on plant development in the lab of Dirk Inzé and development of a forward genetic screen in diatoms in the lab of Lieven De Veylder. After his master, Arthur continued to work on microalgae in Lieven’s lab as a PhD student, where he established new diatom transfection techniques and gained hands-on experience with powerful biotechnological tools like CRISPR-Cas. Ultimately, Arthur would love to apply his skills to innovate new, microalgae-based solutions for environmental problems.